Specialist Recruitment Built on Domain Expertise

Mode Talent was founded to provide a more focused, technically aligned recruitment partner to performance-driven engineering teams.
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Craig Colvin

Our Approach

We prioritise:

  • Technical understanding

  • Honest communication

  • Long-term relationships

  • Market insight over volume

Leadership

Craig Colvin

Craig Colvin

Director & Principal Consultant

Hey there – I’m Craig. I’ve been in tech recruitment for nearly 18 years now, primarily for corporate enterprise companies in diverse industries including finance, retail, medical, consulting and agriculture. I partner with businesses that are in it for the long haul - those with a strong
market position and a clear sense of purpose.

My approach is pretty straightforward with a hyper-focus on value-add activities. I’m here to connect you with the right people, the ones who’ll roll up their sleeves and get things done. I started out specialising in infrastructure, networks, and security, but over time, I found my sweet spot in contract recruitment, focusing on the whole tech spectrum from the ‘doers’ up to lower C-level roles.

I make it my mission to know what you do, how you serve your customers, and what gets you closer to your business objectives - before we even start talking specific skills. I call it ‘value investing’ - less about checking boxes on a skills list and more about finding the deeper value a candidate can bring to a company.

Transparency is huge for me; I’m not about fluff or playing games with rates. Everyone knows where we all stand in every single process. Many of my clients today are former candidates and the relationships stick because they’re based on trust.

I’ve had a unique path, from competitive surfing in my teens to working as a chef, where I learned the importance of a solid process. In the kitchen, if you follow the recipe, you’ll get the desired result. The same goes for recruitment: stick to the basics and do them well, don’t overcomplicate it, and successful recruitment outcomes will follow.

Watching people grow over the years is one of my biggest achievements. I love seeing candidates grow and, naturally, building diverse teams along the way. I’m also passionate about advising early stage startups to help them hire smart and sustainably without the unnecessary tech stack. If that sounds like your style, I’d love to chat!

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Craig and the whole Mode Talent team make doing business a pleasure, and I cannot recommend working with them enough.
Mulvina (Molly) Rowe, Head of People and Culture at RecordPoint
Mulvina (Molly) Rowe

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